Hong Kong’s swimming governing body has announced it would allow a nine-year-old swimmer to join the 2024 swimming championships, after his denial sparked criticism about competition qualification rules. The development came a week after Alex Fong, a former national swimmer and actor, called the Hong Kong China Swimming Association “indifferent” towards young, promising swimmers. He said in a Facebook post that a young swimmer from his swimming club RippleFly Swim was previously barred from participating in the 2024 championships, even though he had met the qualifying time for championships, T…
